Reviews of PairDrop

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List of user reviews and ratings for PairDrop

Total ratings

3.54 (Rating count: 5,203)

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Review summary

Review feedback centers on reliability and connectivity. The app is praised for ease of use and open-source, cross-platform capabilities, but inconsistencies in operation, frequent pairing failures, lack of offline transfer, and compatibility issues on older Android versions dominate user sentiment.

Pros

Easy to use and user-friendly.
Open source with cross-platform support for device-to-device transfers.
Fast transfers when it works.

Cons

Unreliable and unstable; works only sometimes.
Pairing between devices often fails.
Requires internet; no offline transfer mode.
Compatibility issues on older Android versions (5–7) or on some devices.
Slow performance and servers frequently down.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.50

All time rating average: 3.54

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52% (65)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-31	Sa*****	ok
ok
2026-07-27	da*****	I can send messages but never files. It keeps changing the name it assigns me. This app is SO frustrating although it pretends to be easy-to-use.
I can send messages but never files. It keeps changing the name it assigns me. This app is SO frustrating although it pretends to be easy-to-use.
2026-07-20	Ev*****	Is not even able to send multiple files at once. If I want to send one file, I can also use something else.
Is not even able to send multiple files at once. If I want to send one file, I can also use something else.
2026-07-19	ma*****	just a rubbish app, dont bother
just a rubbish app, dont bother
2026-07-19	Al*****	after like 5 pair/unpair tries i FINALLY got to the bit where you could choose a file to send. error: 200 mb file limit to iphone. video was 213mb. uninstalled.
after like 5 pair/unpair tries i FINALLY got to the bit where you could choose a file to send. error: 200 mb file limit to iphone. video was 213mb. uninstalled.
2026-07-11	Ma*****	Amazing app, I can just send files between devices without any setup process, amazing. I was at an orchestra rehearsal and I forgot to print my sheets for all the players. with this I just sent it to them despite them having iPads or Galaxy Tabs it just worked.
Amazing app, I can just send files between devices without any setup process, amazing. I was at an orchestra rehearsal and I forgot to print my sheets for all the players. with this I just sent it to them despite them having iPads or Galaxy Tabs it just worked.
2026-07-09	Ki*****	simply didn't function as advertised.
simply didn't function as advertised.
2026-06-16	Ch*****	The app is good but needs one improvement As my phone is on wifi network and my pc is connected through Lan (static IP corporate setting). I used to transfer files from phone to pc but I see that most of the times this wifi to Lan transfer dropped in between and the files did not successfully transfer. The app works fine when both PC and Phone on the same Wifi network. I don't know if there is any setting I am missing or it's an app bug. Pls reply- any users facing a similar problem.
The app is good but needs one improvement As my phone is on wifi network and my pc is connected through Lan (static IP corporate setting). I used to transfer files from phone to pc but I see that most of the times this wifi to Lan transfer dropped in between and the files did not successfully transfer. The app works fine when both PC and Phone on the same Wifi network. I don't know if there is any setting I am missing or it's an app bug. Pls reply- any users facing a similar problem.
2026-06-13	Ge*****	lowk a greedy app, dont install
lowk a greedy app, dont install
2026-06-05	Bi*****	Good
Good